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Ohio Hospitals Considering “Creative” Options As COVID Cases Climb
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Monday was the third day in a row for record numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio. That has health care facilities considering their options. The numbers of COVID patients in Ohio hospitals are more than double what they were a month ago, and hospitalizations have set a record nearly every… Read More
FBI Agents Search Home Of Chair Of Ohio’s Public Utilities Commission
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Columbus home of the chair of the agency that regulates Ohio utilities was the site of a search by the FBI this morning. FBI agents carried boxes out of the home of Public Utilities Commission chair Sam Randazzo. An FBI spokesman says the raid was related to a… Read More
With No Repeal Of HB6 In Place, Ohio AG Sues To Stop Monthly Nuclear Bailout Charges
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are only a few weeks until new charges are set to hit all Ohio electric bills, and there’s still no repeal of House Bill 6, the disputed law that created those charges. Now the attorney general has filed a second lawsuit involving collection of that money. The suit from… Read More
Ohio Restaurant/Bar Group Pushes Back On Possibility DeWine Will Order Shutdown
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than a half a million people work in Ohio’s bar and restaurant industry, which is pushing back on an announcement from Gov. Mike DeWine in his statewide address Wednesday that he would consider shutting down those establishments next week if the state’s COVID-19 numbers don’t improve. Ohio Restaurant Association President and… Read More
Mostly Good News For Ohio GOP, Mostly Bad News For Democrats In 2020 Vote
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Election Night 2020 was a bad night for Democrats and brought wins for Republicans on Ohio’s Capitol Square. But there were two races with a split decision. In unofficial results reported by the Secretary of State’s office, Democrat Jennifer Brunner beat Republican Justice Judi French, giving Democrats three seats… Read More
Long Waits Again As Thousands Cast Ballots At Close Of Weekend Early Voting In Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Thousands of Ohioans cast ballots on the final day of weekend early voting in Ohio – some for standing in line for hours. That includes many at the early voting center in the state capital. “We made it!” After more than two hours in line, voters audibly celebrated arriving… Read More
Over 100 Arrests, 100 Survivors In Ohio’s Biggest Human Trafficking Sting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Around 50 law enforcement agencies have arrested 177 people and found 109 survivors in what’s considered the largest human trafficking sting ever in Ohio. Attorney General Dave Yost said Operation Autumn Hope brought in federal, state and local law enforcement to rescue survivors, recover missing kids, catch people seeking… Read More
Presidential Race, Change In Suburbs Key Elements In General Assembly Races
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As always, the Ohio ballot features the presidential and Congressional races at the top, and next up are those for the state legislature. The entire Ohio House and half the Senate, both of which are controlled by Republicans, are up this year, as the presidential race is close. And… Read More
Governor, Ohio Republicans Announce Distribution For Over $420 Million In CARES Act Funding
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As Ohio hit another record in both coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Mike DeWine and a group of Republican state lawmakers announced how the state will distribute more than $420 million in federal CARES Act funding to people, operations and groups affected by the pandemic. DeWine said he’ll ask… Read More
Trump/Biden Ad War Changing In Final Days Before Election
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The campaign ad war between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden and groups that support them has been fairly even in Ohio. But the final stretch shows the candidates are changing their spending plans for this state. The Trump campaign has canceled all but around $3 million of the $18… Read More
Hate Groups Active In Ohio, Even Before Group Accused In Michigan Plot Met Here
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Federal authorities have charged more than a dozen men with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and overthrow the government. And the feds say that group did some of its planning this summer in Ohio, where extremist groups have been active since at least 1994. The group was… Read More
Ohio Senate Proposes Lifting Bar Curfew, But DeWine Says It Stays
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The mandatory halting of sales of alcohol at Ohio bars at 10pm is getting pushback from owners, customers and elected officials. But Gov. Mike DeWine says it has to stay in place for now. Two thirds of Ohio state senators – Republicans and Democrats – have signed on to a bill… Read More
AG, Prosecutors Suggest Reforms Instead Of Ban On No-Knock Warrants
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — No-knock warrants have gotten a lot of attention – most notably in the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in March during a shootout between her boyfriend and police in Louisville, Kentucky. Ohio’s Republican attorney general says he doesn’t want to ban those warrants, as some communities do, but… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court Candidates Square Off On Issues, Ethics
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Way down at the bottom of the Ohio ballot are two important races – two seats on the Ohio Supreme Court. These are non-partisan races on the ballot, but there are differences between the Republican incumbents and their Democratic challengers. One race pits Republican Justice Sharon Kennedy, a Butler County… Read More
Near Record Number of Voters Registered In Ohio For 2020 Election
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are now more registered voters in Ohio than in the last dozen years, but the total didn’t set a record. There are 8,073,417 registered voters in Ohio as of the close of voter registration a week ago – a higher total than in any year since the record of… Read More
Auditor Will Look Into Unemployment Application Process Under New Law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new law that sends $650 million in federal CARES Act money to Ohio communities to help with pandemic-related costs also includes a potential overhaul for the process to apply for unemployment benefits. The law requires Auditor Keith Faber to review and make recommendations on the efficiency of the unemployment… Read More
“Trigger Bill” To Ban Abortion In Ohio If Roe Is Overturned To Be Introduced Soon
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Anti-abortion activists in Ohio are cheering the nomination of conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court – and they plan to celebrate with a bill that would ban all abortions in Ohio if the landmark Roe v. Wade decision is overturned. “This is what we’ve been waiting… Read More
Ohio Already Approaching Record Level Of Absentee Ballot Requests
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than twice as many absentee applications have been received from Ohio voters than at this point four years ago, when a record number of early votes were cast in a presidential election in Ohio. Secretary of State Frank LaRose reports just under 1.8 million applications have been mailed… Read More
DeWine Expected To Meet Trump During Campaign Stop
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DAYTON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll meet President Trump at a rally Monday. DeWine will likely greet the president at the Dayton airport near the governor’s home in Cedarville, but he won’t be at Trump’s rally at an airport in Toledo. DeWine got booed by the crowd at Vice President Pence’s… Read More
Republican Lawmaker Pushes Bill To Cancel COVID State of Emergency
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican representative who’s been critical of Ohio’s response to coronavirus has proposed a bill to cancel the state of emergency order from March – the foundation of many of the state’s COVID restrictions. Rep. Diane Grendell (R-Chesterland) said things could, in her words, “go back to normal” with no state of… Read More
DeWine Signs Law Offering Legal Immunity For COVID-Related Lawsuits
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As he hinted he would, Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a law that will shield first responders, businesses and schools from COVID-19 related lawsuits. It’s one of the first coronavirus immunity laws in the country. The law’s sponsors say it will provide immunity for law enforcement, medical professionals and large… Read More
DeWine Says State Can’t Exempt Cincinnati’s Bars From Alcohol Curfew
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Cincinnati’s mayor and police chief have asked Gov. Mike DeWine to lift the prohibition on alcohol sales after 10pm from their bars, saying that ban is contributing to violence. That rule was put in place statewide to help contain the coronavirus, which experts say has been spreading in places where… Read More
Ohio Senate President Says He Favors “Straight Repeal” Of Nuclear Bailout Law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) has appointed the members of a committee that will consider the nuclear bailout law at the center of a $61 million federal bribery case that led to the ouster of former Speaker Larry Householder. Democrats say Republicans are slowing down the repeal process with a new committee. But in… Read More
COVID Immunity Lawsuit Bill Heads To DeWine Without Comp Benefits
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State lawmakers have sent on to Gov. Mike DeWine a bill to shield first responders, businesses and schools from COVID-19 related lawsuits. The bill had passed the House overwhelmingly in May, but this time Democrats had serious concerns with how the Senate changed it. Rep. Rick Carfagna (R-Westerville) said the bill helps law enforcement, medical… Read More
Indicted Former Speaker Returns To Work, Defending Himself And Nuclear Bailout Law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House came back to work Tuesday. And Republican Rep. Larry Householder did too, for the first time since he was ousted as speaker after he was indicted in an alleged bribery scheme involving the nuclear bailout law he championed. “I’m not going to cause any problems here. I mean, I’m just coming here… Read More
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